In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Soubise, white onion sauce
(noun) veloute sauce with sauteed chopped onions and whipping cream
Source: WordNet® 3.1
soubise (plural soubises)
A béchamel-based sauce containing strained or puréed onions.
A kind of cravat worn by men in the late 18th century.
Source: Wiktionary
Sou`bise" (soo`bez"), n.
1. [F.] A sauce made of white onions and melted butter mixed with velouté sauce.
2. A kind of cravat worn by men in the late 18th century.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.